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Kalevi Aho

  • Singular music from Kalevi Aho

    Dec 21st, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: BIS, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Kalevi Aho, SACD

    The subtitle for this release is “Seven instrumental solos by the Finnish symphonist.” And that’s significant. Kalevi Aho seems to naturally think in orchestral terms. To date, he’s composed 17 symphonies and almost 40 concertos for a wide variety of instruments. That concerto experience comes into play with his series of solos. Aho’s collaborated with […]

  • Kaveli Aho chamber music distill composer’s essence

    Sep 30th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: BIS, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Jaakko Kuusisto, Kalevi Aho, Pekka Kuusisto, Samuli Peltonen, Sonja Fräki

    Finnish composer is best known for his large-scale orchestral compositions. And that, to me, made this release of chamber music all the more interesting. What happens when an artist who’s used to creating massive soundscapes with a host of timbres is reduced to a few instruments? For the best composers (like Aho), the process simply […]

  • Kalevi Aho Wind Quintets performed with love

    Jul 9th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, BIS, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Kalevi Aho

    This release tells a story — the story of a relationship between composer and performers. Finnish composer Kalevi Aho writes very challenging music. The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (BPWQ) accepted that challenge and performed his Wind Quintet No. 1. In fact, they fell in love with the work, playing it more than 20 times in […]

  • Kalevi Aho Concertos – Contemporary Masterworks from Finland

    Aug 29th, 2018 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Ari-Pekka Mäenpää, BIS, CD Review, Classical music, Concerto, Contemporary classical, Erkki Lasonpalo, Eva Ollikainen, Kalevi Aho, SACD, Sonja Fräki, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

    Finnish composer Kalevi Aho is best known for his large-scale works. This release has two excellent examples: the Tympani Concerto, and the Piano Concerto No. 1. The Turku Philharmonic Orchestra commissioned the Tympani Concerto for its timpanist, Ari-Pekka Mäenpää. Speaking as a percussionist, I think it’s a masterwork. Aho worked with Mäenpää to create a […]

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